The New York pigeon – in pictures
Andrew Garn is a native New Yorker who grew up surrounded by the city’s ubiquitous pigeons. For over a decade he has photographed, rehabilitated and observed the birds, documenting the entire spectrum of their development from newborn “squeakers” to fully fledged adults. The New York Pigeon: Behind the Feathers by Andrew Garn, with text by Emily S Rueb and Rita McMahon, is published by powerHouse Books and available in the UK at The Guardian Bookshop
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Pigeons over Bushwick, Brooklyn.
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Baby’s first mambo steps: orphaned at two days old, this fellow was hand-fed by a concerned rehabber. Now, at 10 days, he is curious and confident.
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Jana was rescued in Riverside park after exhibiting signs of torticollis (twisting of the neck), most likely caused by lead poisoning. Once treated, she recovered, and she is shown here exercising her finely hued brown and grey wings.
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Andrew Garn documents his love of pigeons in his book, The New York Pigeon.
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Speckles exhibits perfect flecking and a double ring of eye ceres.
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Apollo was one of the first patients of the Wild Bird Fund. He now lives in the front window of the WBF headquarters on Columbus Avenue.
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Dr Brown was rescued by a vet.
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A composite image showing the broad range of pigeon eye colouring.
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Nic was probably a racing or homing pigeon, rescued by the Wild Bird Fund.
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A pigeon loft in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
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A newborn emerges from its shell.
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Marilyn, a saddle pigeon with symmetrical wings, was found limping with string wrapped around her toes.
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From Andrew Garn’s The New York Pigeon.
